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Temple College seeks $158 million bond to build science, technology and workforce facilities
Summary
At a Belton ISD board workshop, Temple College president Dr. Christy Pon outlined a $158 million bond election to fund a new science building, a technology center, and expanded health and workforce training, and described a modest tax impact for homeowners.
Dr. Christy Pon, president of Temple College, told Belton ISD trustees on April 20 that the college is asking voters to approve a $158 million bond to fund a new science building, a technology building to house data servers and cybersecurity programs, expanded health-science facilities and more workforce training space.
The bond, Pon said, is tied to a 10-year facility master plan that began with a 2021 bond. She described the bond as "about building for the future," running through planned expansions that would bring the Texas Bioscience Institute and other STEM labs back onto the Temple College campus and create capacity for emerging programs such as HVAC, refrigeration, global supply chain, semiconductor training and…
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